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1977 CONCACAF Championship
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
Dates	October 8 – October 23
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (3rd title)
Runner-up	Haiti
Third place	El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	55 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Víctor Rangel

The 1977 CONCACAF Championship, the 7th staging of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Mexico from October 8 to October 23. Mexico, as the host nation, easily secured a third title and a place in Argentina '78 since the tournament also served as qualification to the World Cup. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament.

[edit] Qualification

Main article: 1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification

[edit] Venues

[edit] Results

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	5	5	0	0	20	5	+15	10
Haiti	5	3	1	1	6	6	0	7
El Salvador	5	2	1	2	8	9	−1	5
Canada	5	2	1	2	7	8	−1	5
Guatemala	5	1	1	3	8	10	−2	3
Suriname	5	0	0	5	6	17	−11	0

8 October 1977	Guatemala	3 – 2	Suriname	Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey Referee: Wuertz (United States)
	McDonald 15', 38' Alfaro 85'		Schal 2' Rigters 55'

8 October 1977	Canada	1 – 2	El Salvador	Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
	Budd 85'		Zapata 44', 84'

9 October 1977	Mexico	4 – 1	Haiti	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)
	H. Sánchez 1' Rangel 46', 70', 82'		Auguste 78'	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)

12 October 1977	Canada	2 – 1	Suriname	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Siles Calderón (Costa Rica)
	Parsons 32' Bakic 74'		Olmberg 40' (pen.)

12 October 1977	Mexico	3 – 1	El Salvador	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Kibritjian (United States)
	Rangel J. Cárdenas		Huezo

12 October 1977	Guatemala	1 – 1	Haiti	Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
	Mitrovich		Gerald Leintz

15 October 1977	Mexico	8 – 1	Suriname	Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)
	Isiordia Jiménez H. Sánchez Chávez Rangel

16 October 1977	El Salvador	0 – 1	Haiti	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Calderón Castro (Cuba)
			Sanon 24'	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Calderón Castro (Cuba)

16 October 1977	Canada	2 – 1	Guatemala	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)
	Parsons 20' Lenarduzzi 35'		Alfaro 62'	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)

19 October 1977	Mexico	2 – 1	Guatemala	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
	Vasquez 28' (pen.) Cárdenas 81'		Mirtovich 44'	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)

20 October 1977	El Salvador	3 – 2	Suriname	Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey Referee: Crokwell (Bermuda)
				Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey Referee: Crokwell (Bermuda)

20 October 1977	Canada	1 – 1	Haiti	Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey Referee: Valverde Salazar (Costa Rica)
	Bakic 89'		Dorsainville 70'

22 October 1977	Mexico	3 – 1	Canada	Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey Referee: Moses (Netherlands Antilles)
	Guzmán 31', 40' H. Sánchez 65'		Parsons 9'

23 October 1977	Guatemala	2 – 2	El Salvador	Estadio Azteca, Mexico city Referee: De la Puente (Dominican Republic)
	Rivera 58', 75'		Helmer 44' Montoya 85'

23 October 1977	Haiti	1 – 0	Suriname	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Oritz Pérez (Honduras)
				Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Oritz Pérez (Honduras)